Expert thought

Russian-Ukrainian conflict affected among the others the Muslim community of Ukraine. The post-totalitarian syndrome whereby religion is regulated by bureaucracy provokes further political intervention into the spiritual realm and new confrontation.

In the appendix to his futuristic novel “1984,” George Orwell described “Newspeak,” a language that eliminated politically inconvenient words and concepts. In the novel, the ruling elite understands that one of the best ways to destroy an idea or institution is to deprive it of its name.

Restored Cathedral of Assumption of Kyiv Cave Monastery Consecrated

On January 3, Metropolitan Volodymyr of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate consecrated the renewed Cathedral of the Holy Assumption of the Kyiv Cave Monastery and celebrated a liturgy there. The metropolitan greeted the clergy, monastics and parishioners of the main church of the monastery and thanked all contributors and sponsors, the UOC-MP website reported.